Palm Springs is a train station in Palm Springs, California, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The Sunset Limited and the Texas Eagle, combined, provide a thrice-weekly service in each direction.
This is not a full-service station. It is only a platform and open-air shelter with a roof built in 1999. There are no services offered. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Palm Springs, and there are no connecting transportation services between the station and downtown except for taxi cabs.
Video Palm Springs station
Ridership
Ridership at the Palm Springs station declined from 2010 to 2013, in large part due to the normally inconvenient service times to and from Los Angeles. In FY2010, the station served 6,061 passengers. This declined to 5,897 passengers in FY2011 (-2.71%), and then to 4,945 passengers in FY2012 (-16.14%). As of FY2013, Palm Springs station's ridership further declined to 3,113 passengers, corresponding to an average boarding or detraining of just 8-9 passengers daily, making Palm Springs the 71st-busiest of the 74 stations served by Amtrak in California in FY2013.
Maps Palm Springs station
Greyhound Bus Lines
Greyhound Bus Lines also has a stop (no ticketing) at the station.
Platforms and tracks
References
External links
- Media related to Palm Springs (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Palm Springs Amtrak station information
- Amtrak - Stations - Palm Springs, CA
- Palm Springs (city) curbside bus stop (Thruway) 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way
- Palm Springs Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide - Train Web)
- Pictures of train station/platform
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palm Springs Station
- North Palm Springs (PSN)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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